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Choose the word that is closest in meaning to **BRIEF**.

ALimited
BSmall
CLittle
DShort
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Short
Brief = short in duration or length. 'Limited', 'small' and 'little' all describe quantity/size rather than duration — they don't capture the temporal sense that 'brief' carries.
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